Settled by native peoples from Micronesia and Polynesia, Nauru was annexed and claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century. After World War I, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. During World War II, Nauru was occupied by Japanese troops, who were bypassed by the Allied advance across the Pacific. After the war ended, the country entered into UN trusteeship. Nauru gained its independence in 1968.

An interim Nauru Australian Football League (NAFL) has established after two workshops has been held under the Ministry of Sports led by Honorable Minister for Sports, Justice, & Health Mr Matthew Batsiua MP.

The Interim new Board Executives for NAFL elects Mr Roy Harris, Former Lions full back Player as the new President, football administration elects youth advocator a female to be part of the NAFL, Ann Hubert as Secretary others former interim president of NAFA Mr David Dowiyogo, and other passionate members Fidelis Amwano, Samuel Grundler and Andy Cain are all elected by community groups.

Settled by native peoples from Micronesia and Polynesia, Nauru was annexed and claimed as a colony by the German Empire in the late 19th century. After World War I, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. During World War II, Nauru was occupied by Japanese troops, who were bypassed by the Allied advance across the Pacific. After the war ended, the country entered into UN trusteeship. Nauru gained its independence in 1968.

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“Our partnership with each other has to be done in the spirit of a family relationship and I think that’s what we’ve been able to achieve today,” Morrison told a media briefing in Suva. The scheme allows men and women from Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and ......

“There are a few refugees who have told us that they want to go back to Nauru,” she said ...Nauru has been criticized in the past for restrictions on media access in part due to its decision to charge journalists a non-refundable US$8,000 fee to apply for a visa, with no guarantee of approval....

“There are a few refugees who have told us that they want to go back to Nauru,” she said ...Nauru has been criticised in the past for restrictions on media access in part due to its decision to charge journalists a non-refundable $8,000 fee to apply for a visa, with no guarantee of approval....

But the government has been “quietly” transferring children off Nauru, amid public outcry and mounting concerns for their welfare ... The decision comes amid a string of reports by non-governmental groups and the media of abuse, depression and suicides on Nauru. A recent visit by AFP to the Nauru camp revealed deep desperation among detainees....

More than 600 people remain on Nauru, while refugee support groups say some 600 men are still in transition centres on Manus after the camp there was closed late last year ... The decision comes amid a string of reports by non-governmental groups and the media of abuse, depression and suicides on Nauru....

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia aims to remove all asylum seeker children from Nauru within two months as concerns escalate about their deteriorating health after languishing on the tiny Pacific atoll nation for up to five years ...Refugee advocates welcomed the change for children, 46 of whom were born in Nauru ... Insight by the Trezza MediaGroup....

1 (Xinhua) -- Refugee children being detained indefinitely on the Pacific island nation of Nauru by Australia will be moved to Australia by the end of 2018 ... "Children have been transferred off Nauru, that's been happening for some time," he said in a regular appearance on Macquarie Media radio....

The conference passed a resolution on Tuesday calling for the government to bring all children and their families to Australia, and ensure no one was held indefinitely on Nauru... She criticised commentary in the media that was speaking out against Nauru as a sovereign nation and friend to Australia in the Pacific “in the absence of hard facts”....

Top stories ...Sport ... Thinking time ... pop stars are fighting back against burnout, with Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber among the stars using social media to counter industry pressures ... Media roundup. “All asylum kids to leave Nauru,” reports the Australian, saying the government plans to get all kids off the island by the end of the year....

At some point this week the Nauru issue broke through a barrier ...Eleven refugee children transferred from Nauru to Australia in one day ... There are few organisations now not speaking out about Nauru ... The Home Affairs department revealed at estimates it first heard of Nauru’s decision through the media ... Nauru denies this....

Government cancels evacuations against court orders and medical advice to avoid affecting “working relationship” with Nauru – 30 September 2018 It is revealed that the Australian Government shares responsibility for Nauru’s restrictive media access policy despite repeated statements to the contrary – 4 October 2018....

The Nauruan government has denied deporting a senior doctor and attacked Australianmedia for reporting that it had, saying it showed why they “are not welcome in Nauru” ... “It is a shame that some sections of the Australian media continue to blatantly report false information about Nauru....